Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Norfolk and Waveney Mind SME
- Value
- £4,822,329
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 056840-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jun 2026
- Published16 Jun 2026Published 15 days after the contract date
Description
Following completion of the Provider Selection Regime 'Direct Award C' assessment detailed in the report, it has been deemed that the existing provider is satisfying the existing contract and is likely to satisfy the new contract. As such, it is recommended that a contract is awarded to Norfolk and Waveney Mind to continue to deliver the Enhanced Recovery Workers Service to the patient population of Norfolk and Waveney ICB for the period 01 July 2026 to 31 July 2027. The provider will continue to recruit, retain, and support a workforce of Enhanced Recovery Workers to provide adequate capacity and resilience to deliver the outcomes of the service. Each Primary Care Network will have Enhanced Recovery Worker provision aligned to it. Provision/capacity will be allocated by need using population health data. The Enhanced Recovery Workers will work collaboratively within the GP Practice and the wider mental health support offer, Primary Care Network, and wider Neighbourhood area to build …
About the supplier
Norfolk and Waveney Mind: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05729028).